Dawn Riley

Meagan Johnson

Gary Jobson, 57, is a world class sailor, television commentator and author based in Annapolis, Maryland.  He has won many championships in one design classes, the America's Cup with Ted Turner in 1977, the infamous Fastnet Race and many of the world's ocean races.  In college he was an All American sailor three times and was twice named College Sailor of the Year (1972, 1973).

In October 2003 Gary was inducted into the America's Cup Hall of Fame by the Herreshoff Marine Museum.  In 1999 Jobson won the Nathanael G. Herreshoff Trophy, US Sailing’s most prestigious award.  This trophy is awarded annually to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the sport of sailing in the United States. 

Jobson has been ESPN's sailing commentator since 1985.  In 1988 Jobson won an Emmy for his coverage of yachting at the Olympic Games in South Korea.  Gary has authored 15 sailing books and is Editor at Large of Sailing World and Cruising World magazines.  His newest book is titled Championship Sailing. 

Gary is the National Regatta Chairman of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's sailing program. 

Over the past twenty-five years Gary has given nearly 2000 lectures throughout the world.  He started his career as a sailing coach at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and the U.S. Naval Academy. 

Gary is also an active cruising sailor.  He has led ambitious expeditions to the Arctic, Antarctica and Cape Horn.

Jobson also serves on the following Boards: 

He currently races his Etchells and owns a Sabre 402.

For more information log on to www.jobsonsailing.com
 

Dr. Jayne Greenberg is presently serving as the Executive Director in the Division of Life Skills and Special Projects for Miami-Dade County Public Schools. In her Current position, her primary responsibilities include supervising the Physical Education Program, Learn to Swim Program, K-12Health Education, Driver Education, Safety Education, HIV/AIDS Education, and JROTC.

Throughout her 21 year professional educational career, Dr. Greenberg has served as Special Advisor to the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports; President of the Florida Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Dance, and Driver Education (FAHPERD); Chaired the Sport Development Committee for the United States Olympic Committee (USOC); is a Regional Development Program Coordinator for USA Field Hockey; served as a national consultant in assisting school systems in setting up FIT-TECH Centers.

Dr. Greenberg has also served as an international consultant, coordinating Olympic Education Programs in Canada, developing the Sport Science Curriculum in Malaysia, developed math and science sailing curriculum for the National Maritime Museum and Royal Observatory in London, and recently developed a Conservation Safari in South Africa. Dr. Greenberg has further secured over $7 million infunded grants between 2002 and 2004. In addition

Dr. Greenberg has published numerous articles, coauthored a professional text, has been a speaker at several state and national conventions, and has secured over three million dollars in funded grants and corporate sponsorship for educational programs, including the Carol M. White, Physical education for Progress (PEP) grant.
 

If you think you have heard all there is to hear about the four different generations in the workplace, you have not heard Meagan’s spin on how to attract, train, market and retain people from every generation – and not strangle someone in the process. You get to laugh while acquiring tools you can use immediately to improve your multi-generational relationships with clients, customers and co-workers. 

FACT: According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, by year 2008, 22 million people will have left the labor force to retire. Who do you have to replace them? Having a cohesive, multi-generational workforce is vital to survival.

FACT: Nearly 80% of all junior and senior high school teens work part-time while going to school. Teens, because of their inexperience, are also more likely to have injuries or accidents in the workplace. Not understanding how to train an emerging workforce can be costly.

FACT: The 'New Millennium Generation' is the first generation to grow up with a computer in their home. Almost 90% of 12-17 year olds use the Internet. They use the Internet as more than just a fact-finding instrument, they use it to communicate and to socialize. Are you using archaic, outdated tools to reach this generation?

Audience members will learn how to:

                 •     Enhance their credibility to those of different generations
                 •     Identify and understand the differences between generations; it's more than body piercings and                         hair dye
                 •     Vary your approach to multi-generational employees and clients
                 •     Learn how a person's 'generational signposts' affect what he or she says, does and buys                  •     Use terminology that will bridge the gap between you and people of different generations                  •     Offend people of every generation so they'll never want to deal with you again (some 'what NOT                        to do's')

Each generation has very unique wants, needs and desires. With each generation, there is an opportunity to learn new perspectives and get fresh ideas. With each generation, there is also an opportunity to grow frustrated, upset, angry and have a disaster on your hands. You must learn to tap into each generation's motivational requirements in order to realize their greatest potential.

Dawn Riley is one of the best-known sailors in the world. She was the first woman ever to manage an entire America’s Cup syndicate, the first American, man or woman, to sail in four America’s Cups and two Whitbread Round the World races and is one of the forerunners in providing access into the sport of sailing. She is Past President of the Women’s Sports Foundation (www.womenssportsfoundation.org ) and CEO of the America True Foundation.  She has recently returned from Spain where she was the General Manager of the French America’s Cup Team, AREVA Challenge and has settled back in the Midwest where she continues her efforts to make sailing more accessible through advocacy and  education.  She is touring the country’s yacht clubs supported by ClearPoint Weather and in her spare time is dabbling in politics.

"Believe in yourself and don't accept any boundaries. If you can dream it, you can do it." –Dawn Riley

Axel Grael, 49, is a sailor from the Rio Yacht Club, has a University degree in Forestry (UFRuRJ - Rio de Janeiro) and a professional career covering the public sector, business and non-profit activities. Started a PhD in Geography (UFRJ – Rio de Janeiro), an activity not concluded yet. 

Presently, he is the president of Feema (the state of Rio de Janeiro environmental protection agency), a position he also held before, from 1999-2002.  He is the former undersecretary for the Environment (2001-2002) of the Rio de Janeiro State Government and the former chairman of IEF (the forest and parks administration: 1991-1994). He was also the coordinator the Jacarepaguá Basin Environmental Recovery Project (1997-1999), a program sponsored by the Japan Bank for International Cooperation, and held other government positions. 

Parallel to his government career he was an active social and environmental entrepreneur, leading non-for-profit community organizations since 1979, when he founded together with a group of sailors, a pioneer environment organization in his home city (Niterói) to protect and clean up the Guanabara Bay.In 1998, Grael helped to develop a sailing program that became known as “The Grael Project” (www.projetograel.org.br), a non-for-profit organization started by a group of sailors leaded by Axel’s two brothers:
             Torben Grael: 5 Olympic medals (2 gold: Atlanta and Athens, 1 silver, 2 bronze), 5 world titles and              skipper of the BRAZIL 1, the Brazilian boat taking part of the next VOR Round the World Race,              starting October.

             Lars Grael: 2 Olympic medals (2 bronze), 1 world title and presently he is the Secretary of Youth,              Sports and Leisure of the Government of State of São Paulo. 

The Grael Project is an educational program designed around sailing, dedicated to public school students in an after school time basis. Besides sport initiation, participants have profession skills training to the nautical market (fiber-glass techniques, woodwork, electronics, mechanics and nautical sewing: sail and canvas). Other educational programs are offered such as environment, geography, cartography, meteorology and other sciences. The Grael Project has benefited more than 5.000 students, the great majority are from low-income families. The program won awards and recognition from UNICEF, UNESCO and ISAF (Connect to Sailing Program). In 2005, the Grael Project won the Best Sailing Program of the Year, awarded by the ISS - International Sailing Summit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. In 2006, Axel Grael was recognized with the Award of Achievement by the Maryland-Rio de Janeiro Sister State Program, from the Office of the Secretary of State of Maryland.